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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-25

4 ~ 4cAGo. April 23.-The wheat market
y Zone Of activity to-day, though values
s'ke kept within range Of &c, and closed
for the day slightly higher than on yester-
day. Corn firm. Oats dull. Mess pork
unchanged. Flour-Quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-Cssh No. 2 spring SSaS33c; do
No. spring 7Se; No 2 red Sc; April
S3saS3ac, closing at s3sc; May S3bss4fc,
closing at SAFE; June sSias32c, closing at
s3sc; July s2sas2sc, closing at s2ic Corn
Cash No. 2 3Ssc; April 3sa3Sac, closing
at 3ssc; May 3Ssa3ssc, closing at 3Sic;
June 40sa40lc, closing at 40sc; July All
ai2c, closing at 41fc. 0ats-Easy; No. =
27ia273c; April 27ta27sc. closing at 27tc;
May 28fa2Slc, closing at 25ic; June 2aa
29tc, closing at 29c; July 29ia29sc, closing
at 2Ssc. Rye-Cash No. 9 sc. Barley
No. 9 59a60c. Flax Seed-No. l 81 0S.
Timothy Seed-Prime at 81 "a. Mess
Pork-Cash and April $40 90; May and
June so 75. Lard-Cash 81 15a7 %;
April 81 07la7 10. closing at 81 10; May
81 1Oa7 12a, closing at s. 10; June 81 20
Z 22l, closing at 81 %; July s. 25a7 80,
closing at 81 27l. Pork-Short ribs.
81 75a7 so; shoulders Sc 0Oa6 10; short
clear So 10. whisky--At 81 ls. Sugars
-Cutloaf 6ta6sc; granulated &c; standard
A 5sc. Butter-Quiet; creamery l6a2sc;
dairy 15a2lc. Eggs-At 1lal1sc.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, O., April 23-Coiton-
Steady. Flour-Fair demand. Wheat
Stronger; No. 2 red SIC; receipts 1900
bushels; shipments I 1000 bushels Corn
Fair demand; No. mixed 4llc. Oats
Good demand, firm; No. 3 mixed Sic.
Rye-Strong; No. 263la65lc. Pork-Dull
at SIC %. Lard-Easy ut 81 o5. Bulk
Meats - Neglected; short ribs 81 80.
BacOn-Steady; short ribs s. 75. Whisky
Steady at 81 ID. Butter, Sugar and
Cheese-Firn. Eggs-Steady at l0lc.
philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, April 23,-Flour-
Dull and weak. wheat-A shade stronger;
No. . red April 92sa92sc; May s2ias2se;
June 92la92lc; July 9iJa92ic. Corn
Spot firm; futures dull and nominally I'M
changed; No. mixed track i9lc; No. .
high mixed track 49lc. 0ats-Spot quiet
and barely steady; red and white Sc; No.
sic; futures dull and unchanged. Lard
easier.
TOLEDO, o., April 23.-Wheat-Dull
and firm; cash s3lc; May s3lc; June S3lc;
August s3lc. Corn-Quiet and steady;
May 40ic. 0ats-Dull and steady; May
Bic. Cloverseed - Dull; prime, cash,
81 90.
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Hand Mashed.
Oscial Ttlemam To he Register.

SDsctN IeteQrUin u me hegiSer.
MOUNDsyIII.E, W. VA, April 3d.
James Turner, a brakeman on the B. & o
r. X. way freight, going east this morning,
had the misfortune while coupling cars as
TO mash his hand badly, the amputatiOn OF
two fingers being necessary, DIR. G. W..
Bruce performing the operation.
VIM. Harris, hardware dealer, who has
been quite sick for few days, was taken
i'll tonight and little hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
Miss Ida Lowe, who has been suffering
from an attack of typhoid fever, is so
much worse to- night that death is expect
ed momentarilly.
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LIVE STOCK.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, April 23.-Cattle-Receipts
4, 200 head; shipments 5000 head; market
strong and &c higher; shipping steers
81 l5aa5 Is; stockers and feeders 81 80
al 10; cows, bulls and mixed 81 25a4 90;
bulk 81 75a3 10; Texas corn fed s. Goa
425.
Hogs--Receipts 1000 head; shipments
q, 900 head; market strong, so higher;
rough and mixed s. 05a5 40; packing
and shipping S. 45a5 65; light weights
81 65a5 80; skips s. 00a4 so.
Sheep-Receipts 200 head; market
strong, shorn Western So 40a4 65; natives
So 65a4 80; lambs 81 75a5 60.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, April 23,-Cattle
Receipts 152 head; shipments 300 head;
market nothing doing; all through con.
signments.
Hogs-Receipts 9, 500 head; shipments
$500 head; market firm; Philadelphia
S. S5a5 80; Workers S. 40a5 60 common
light S. O0a5 %; pigs 81 T5a 500.
Sheep--Receipts 900 head; shipments
1000 head; market firm and shade higher
than yesterday.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, O., April 23-Hogs -
Quiet; common and light 81 25a5 %; pack
ing and butchers s. 00a5 60; receipts H. 100
head; shipments ] $50 head
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More lneendiarism.

Special TtlcgraR 70 He SaRddy Register.
PARKERsBURa, Sw. Va, March o.
Last night the incendaries at Marietta
continued their efforts tOdestroy property.
A large valuable barn was set on FIRE
during theatrical entertainment and was
burned to the ground. 1t was the prop
erty Of Judge LOOmis, attorney for one
side in the fight over public matters.
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Wind and SNOW storm in wI.eon.Ir

N ShsO" Stotih III "isCOhsiu.
MILWAUKEE, April 23.-Adyices from
the northwestern tier of counties of the
State report heavy snow storm. At Eau
Claire seven inches of snow have fallen
since last evening and the mercury is at
freezing point. A bowling gale is piling
up great drifts and Frustrating trees. At
Ashland there is a heavy snow fall and
trains are reported bIOckaded.
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NEVER SAID so.

Col. Lamont Denies That the President
Said He Would Not Accept Again.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-2he President
was engaged this morning snd could not
be seen with reference to the statement
telegraphed from st. Louis at a late hour
last night, to the effect that in CONVERSE
ton with prominent Senator he had ex-
pressed an unalterable determination not
to accept denomination.
Colonel Lamont, however, upon being
questioned upon the subject, said: Il am
quite sure that the President has never
said that he would or not accept renoml-
nation. That question is not now con
corning him, and ] know OF no occasion
calling for its decision at this time.
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Bagragemaster Hawkins Dead.

Special Telegram 70 me SHhddg hsgtSeT'
GRAFTON, April 23.-Baggagemaster +.
C. Hawkins, on the F., P. NJ. Division,
died at West Grafton this afternoon. He
had been sick but FIVE days. He was one
of the most popular officers on the road.
He was 10 have been married to young
lady Of Morgantown on the Goth ploN.
His death was most unexpected and causes
great sorrOw among all who knew him.
His age was 20 years. He will be buried
at 2p. m, at Pennington, his
hOunR
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Struck by Lightning.

COLUMBIA, S. c., April 2S-During a
thunder storm which passed over Sumter
county yesterday, house in which SIX
people were living was struck by light
ming. Two boys named Hardin were pros
trated and shortly afterward died. Four
other persons in the house were not affected
by the stroke.
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Coal Barges sunk.

Special Tbeg1dsa to Tie Sunday Register.
PARKERsBURG, April 23.-The towboat
o. l. Wood, this afternoon struck the B..
& o. bridge pier, sinking four barges con-
tanning one hundred thousand bushels of
coal. Her tow was knocked out Of shape
but with the exception of four barges was
gathered and takenon down. No material
damage was done to the boat.
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hail that killed live stock i| n
many colored persons In Bolivar % 90
The town of Huntington was nearly de.
molished. new hotel, Robertson's store
and dwelling, Worick's Hotel, Remus
dwelling, Benson's residence and several
negro cabins were wrecked and the debris
blown several hundred yards from theft
former site. The damage will exceed
S., 900.
A dispatch from Hannibal, No., says
that about midnight terrific storm un-
rooted number Of buildings and the rain
which followed damaged great deal of
merchandise. No persons were injured.
Reports from Blossom, Prairie, Texas,
says cyclone there yesterday destroyed
the dwellings of B. Sausing and I. NJ.
Harraway and the stores of Brewer and
Sansing, ThOs. Moony & Co., H. L. Byrne
q Co, Hancock & Byrne, Brantleys, 7. NJ.
Harraway, Norwood & Co, Coils gin and
planning mill and the hall of the Knights
of Honor.
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Injured While salutipg.

Special Telegram to the Sunday Register
GRAFTON, w. Va, April 23.-Tom
Lake and John White, who were assisting
in firing salute of welcome TO Manager
Clements during the reception here to-day,
were slightly injured about the face by the
premature explosion of the powder.
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One OF Them Retaken.

SpSeidl Ttieyranl 70 he Sunday RSglsG
CHARLESTON, April 23.-Asa Carr, one
of the prisoners who escaped Jail here the
night of the 9th, was apprehended by
Sheriff Stewart and Prosecuting Attorney
Burdett at Scary, last night.
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knocked Out by Tommy warren.

MIxSEAPOLIs, April 23.-At the
Theatre Conique, last night, Tommy
Warren knocked out George Phalen in
fight with twO-Ounee gloves for purse Of
500. Warren struck Phalen terrible
blow in the jugular vein, in the beginning
of the fourth round, knocking him sense
less. Pat Killen was referee.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.

Money 4a5 Per Cent--CiOvernments Dull
and Steady--StOGks DulI-FlOur Quiet
and Unchanged-wheat Higher.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Money on call
easy at 4a5 per cent; closed offered ut 4
per cent. prime mercantile paper 5a6
per cent; sterling exchange dull but
firm and unchanged
GOVERNMENTs-Dull and steady.
Three Coupons.
FOurs Coupons
FourS-and Il half
Pacific Skies Of 1895
STATEs-Dull and steady.
RAILROADs-Fairly active and firm to
strong; sales 81, 1868, 900.
STOCKs-The stock market to day show
ed less animation than on any previous
day this week. The opening was steady,
most stocks being unchanged from ycster-
days close. The market was alternately
firm and heavy, moving within extremely
narrow limits until late in the afternoon,
when a decidedly firm tone was developed,
which lasted until the close, which was
moderately active and firm, generally at
fractions better than first prices. Sales
233, $50 shares. Quotations closed bid as
follows:
Adams Express I42; American Express
113; Canada Pacific 63l; Central Pacific
40; Chesapeake and Ohio 8; do preferred
firsts 14t do seconds 10; Chicago and Alton,
145; do preferred 100; Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy 144!; Delaware and Hudson,
104s; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
1873; Denver and Rio Grande, 800; Erie
34I; do preferred 73i; Fl. Wayne, l4S;
Illinois Central, 1874; Lake Shore, 95!;
Michigan Central 92l; Minneapolis and
st. Louis, 10; do preferred, ~; Missouri
Pacific, 1855; Northern Pacific, 295; do
preferred, GIL; Chicago and Northwestern,
IDOL do preferred, 147; New York Cen
trail, 1871; Oregon Transcontinental, Bag;
Pacific Mail, So; Panama -; Peoria, d. x
f. 35; Pittsburg, 1853; Pullman Palace Car,
1914; Reading, AS; Rock Island, 1876; 81.
Louis and San Francisco, 81 do preferred
III; first preferred, 1867; st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Minnesotail4t;St st. Paul
and Omaha, 52i; do preferred 1929; Texas
Pacific, 29l Union Paci6c, eel; United
States Express 63}; Western Union Tele-
graph 76i.
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INVESTIGATION
BY SENATOR HIEEAR.
CuAR1EsroN. w. Va, April 23.

CHARLESTON, W. Va ApiA -
Special Tslegran 70 the Sunday Register.
Senator Sommerville, by request OF
Senator Minear, to-day offered a resolu-
ton providing for an investigation Of
charges made last session as to bribery of a
Senator IN the Senatorial matter.
As is well-known Senator Minear is the
person alluded to as having been bribed,
and he insists upon a full and fair
investigation of the charge. The resolu-
ton will come up for consideration on
Monday.
The Finance Committee of the Senate will
report the appropriation bills on Monday.
1t is now manifest that the Legislature
cannot get through the business before it
before the third OF May and it is equally
manifest that on that day both branches
will vote for UnitedStates Senator.
No
CALL FOR A CAUCUS
has been issued, although quite number
are in favor of caucus at an early day
next week.
The Senate was in executive session this
morning, but the members refuse to say
anything as to what business was trans
acted.
The session of the House was Of fifteen
minutes duration.
Senator Dawson introduced by request,
= bill to regulate commerce in this State.
The greater part of the session of the
Senate was taken up in the discussion OF
the House Joint resolution authorizing the
Auditor 10 draw his warrants upon the
Treasurer for the per diem of officers and
attaches of the Legislature. Judge Max
well insisted that this could not be done
until appropriation therefor had been made.
The resolution was adopted. This has
been the usual method of drawing the pay
and mileage ever since West Virginia had
a Legislature.
The Republican members held caucus
last night and discussed the resolution Of
fered by Delegate Hamilton to vote for a
United States Senator on May Sd, but adj
iOurned without coming to any conclusion.
The attendance was remarkably slim, most
of that party preferring TO attend min
strel performance at the Opera House.
Col. j. A. Robinson, Of Mineral county,
arrived here this morning.
THE RAILROADS.
George p. Sargent, Railroad Committee
clerk, ont of the kilograms to railroad Off
Gals inviting them to be present before
the Railroad Committee has only received
three responses, viz, the B. & o. Rich
mOnd and Allegheny and Henry. G. Da-
Wis.
Governor Wilson occupied the attention
OF the Railroad Committee about three
hours this afternoon in speech in support
of the bill offered by Chew. The commit
tee was authorized TO have 300 copies Of
the bill printed for distribution through
out the State.
Captain b. b. Dovener arrived this even
ino
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A VOLUME OF CONFESSIONS.
Names of Two Hundred Bald KnObbers
Revealed by One of the Outlaws.

OA A"o R0Au
Revealed by One of the Outlaws.
OZARK, Mo-, April 23.-The Bald Knob
prisoners are gaining confidence as Graves
and Inman become terrified over the fact
that their confessions did not relieve them
from indictment. Jack Hiles has become
convinced OF the enormity of the crimes
and made clean breast of his
part of the raids, giving the names OF 200
members of the organization, and relating
particulars of the descent on +. p. Helms
house and the destruction of John K.
IIOdes' whisky shop. Graves has agreed
to take the Sheriff TO the place where the
Bald KnObbers masks and arms are con-
cealed. The Grand Jury will report four
teen more indictments for murder in the
first degree for the killing OF VIM. Green.
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PETROLEUM.
Ilrnalford.

bradford.
BRADFORD, Pa, April 23.-petroleum--
Opened at Csc; closed at 63sc; highest
635c; lowest ..6}c.
Tltusyille.
TTUsvILE, April 23.-Petroleum-
Opened at 63sc; highest 63ic; lowest 63sc;
closed at 63sc.
Pittsburgh.
PITTsBURG, April %. Petroleum
Quiet but higher; opened at 63lc; closed
at 63sc; highest 63lc; lowest G3sc.
OIL city.
Oh CITY, April % -petroleum-O Opened
at 63c; highest 633c; lowest 63c; closed
at 63sc. Sales 2s3, 900 barrels; charters AZ
4l2 barrels; shipments 76, 2O3 barrels.
New York.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Petroleum--
Dull; opening at &c, highest C3g lowest
Csc; closing at G3sc. Sales 273, 900 barrels.
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No Sermons RasuIts.

VIENNE, April 23'-SOme of the Am
baSSadors at Berlin have heen assured that
no serious results will follow the arrest of
M. Schnaebeles
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IOndlOn Markats-

LONDON, April 23.-The London stock
markets have been quiet and dull. Consols
advanced lilo on the day.
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pittaburRh.
oil CIfv.
COTTON.
New York.

NEW YORK, April % --Cotton-Futures
closed steady with prices slightly shading
last evening.
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Reeister
Grsuelers' Snids.

A RRIvAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS
~ EXPLANATION OF RkFERKNcR MARKS: sDaily.
tSunday exceoted MONDAY excepted rs
Meridian. April L lSS1.
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sunday.

Leave the City at 500 q. m, and every hour to
900 ?. m.
Leave Wheeling Park at 900 a. n, and every
hour to 1000 D. N.
The Church Train win leave aeh terminus at
1910 p. IN. Z. HlRSCH,
SUPERINTENDENT
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TNTHEELING AND ELM GROVE R.R.
On and sher Monday November Is, 1855, Trains
on the Wheeling 4 Elm Grove 4. R., will run as
fOilDwR.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-09
sPAIIeFlEID PUbIIsHISS COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors.

THE EVENING REPUBLIC is published
every evening except Sunday. and is deliv
cred at the rate Of Ice. per week. Single
copies &c.
THE WEEKLY REPUBLIC is published
every Thursday. and Is one Of the most com
plete family newspapers in the country;
eight pages. markets complete. hepIete
with news and miscellany. 81 per year.
invariably cash in advance.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-09

Washington society has a ridiculous
fad. 1t is called n paper hunt, and the
latest recruits to the dudiSh pastime of
chasing a lot Of torn scraps around the
country are Secretary Whitney and SeCre-
tary FairChild. Secretary Whitney rides
because members OF the foreign legations
and other ariStuCratic beings set the eX-
ample Secretary Fairchild rides because
he is getting fat. ike the president, and
desires to reduce his flesh. 4 paper hunt
was gwen the other day, and the path of
the hare" as the leader is called, was
followed by the trail marked with pieces
of paper The hare was Alexander
Gregor, who got half an hours start of
the other horsemcn. during which time he
succeeded in getting out Of sight.
When the time for starting arrived the
whole party, including a number Of la
dies, rushed into "A gallOp for the place
where Grrgor had disappeared. In trying
to leap a fence Secretary Whitney was
rolled over in field, and other members
of the party. after this mi>hap, adopted
the precautiun of having the fence rails
taken down by servants. When the road
got rather rough the excitement Of the
chase decreased materially, and there WAS
an adjournment Of those who We're unable
to follow. to a convenient spot where
liquid refreshments were obtained Fail
ing to catch the hare they We're after the
crowd ambled gently back to the Russian
legation, where they awaited the return
of Mr. GrcgOT. who. after riding about six
miles in the country and finding he was
not followed. returned home in disgust
Chicago Herald.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-09

Talking about tobOggan slides. ~ said n
Baltimore and Ohio train hoy, "A friend
of mine down in Maryland has the neatest
scheme ever saw He is station agent
and his station is on the mountain side. II
must be about n thousand feet down to
the valley hy IA rapid slope. Some of the
boys i'll the neighborhood fixed up tobog
gan and beat down p path along the
mountain side just back of the station.
Ii was a terrific slide but the work Of
climbing up again was 50 great that the
bows soon abandoned the course The sta
ton agent, however, turned ii To good ac
count. He has been bothered ali winter
by tramps Sueaking into the waiting room
and sleeping on the benches and making
things dlSagreeable. He used to fight
with the buns almost every day to keep
them out of the station. hut he doesn't do
that any more. He invites them To come
in and yet warm and make themselves at
home. He fairly CnaNes them. After
they go to sleep he picks them up one by
one and lifts them out the back window
and drops them upon the slide II you
could see a procession of these tramps go
ing down that slide. travelling on their
trousers, their shoulders or their heads.
and at the rate of two or three miles Il
minute, you'd think life had not been
lived in vain Its funny enough to make
locomotive snort with laughter. Chi
cagO Herald Train Talk. -
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-09

al, rheumatism and neuralgia are 5,
reyalent! This question has not beer
IIsiaCtorilv answered, but ii Is certuH
At these diseases are not only the mo-
IIniui but among the most common. an
me member of nearly every family in IT,
,ul Is the victim of one of these drea.
,rmentors Ladies seem to he peculiar
lnle TO neuralgic attacks, which, in Il
,rm of neuraigic headache, pain in II.
irk. or nervous pains are OF constant "'
lrrence Not until the discovery OF Athl,
inrps had anv remedy been found IL
lhcr rheumatism, neuralgia or neryOl.
hadache, and they were generally cou
lied to he incurahle, but AthlOphor,
~ been proved to be not only c'rto'
ire for these diseases, in all their varle,
,rms, bat "A safe remedy. Ii, III the us.
/ Athluphoros, the bowels are kept tr's,'
IN, its success is certain, and to aid this
,Ihlophoros Pills are recommended
;hich, while providing the necessary
1lhartic, will be found to he a valuabl,
ii 10 the action of the medicine. Athlo
horos is no experiment, 1t has been teSte,
nd has proved its wonde rful efficacy.
The Athlophoros Pills were originally
repaired as a remedy for Use IN connection
With Athnphoros, for rheumatism an,
reuralgia and kindred complaints. Use
n connection with that remedy, they ar,
certain cure for either Of these very com
mon and distressing dis eases. They hav,
sl>o been found to lie an invaluable remedy
or any and all diseases arising from vitiateo
,lood or general debility. They are e.
occially valuable for nervous debility, blood
aoisoning, dyspepsia, distress after eating
readache, constipation, loss of appetite
md all stomach or liver troubles. For
diseases Of women they are invaluable
These pills are perfectly harmless and may
ne safely used by adults or children.
Testimonials of those who have beer
,ured will be sent free on application.
>Every druggist should keep Athlophoro'
md AthIophorns Pills, but where they can
not he bought ,; the druggist, the Athlu
phoros Co.. IL Wall St, New York, wi.
,end either carriage paid on receipt .
regular price, which is Sl.0o per bottl,
.or Athlophoros and soc. for Pills.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-09
Family Resemblances,

New York police say that Cinnamon
look SO much alike that when a murder
is committed in Chinatown il is impossible
10 find out the murderer unless the Chi
namen help in the quest. Curiously
enough people i'll China make the same
complaint of Europeans and Americans,
that they look 50 much alike that il is i'm
possible 10 distinguish them. People who
have not been accustomed 10 seeing
negroes think that all black people look
alike, but III days of slavery no one had
any difficulty in recognizing his slaves,
whose differences of form and feature are
as apparent as those Of any class of peo-
pie, In strange species we see the re-
semblances. in the familiar we discern the
differences. Members of the same family
do not imagine they look alike. while to
strangers the resemblance is very striking.
To the shepherd every sheep of his flock
is as distinctly individual as the dog that
drives them, while to an unaccustomed
eye all sheep are as much alike as the shot
that are run in the same mold The Chi
nese are not more similar To each other
than Americans; il is that the police are
not accustomed to them. m.-Newburyport
Herald